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Dancer reels with joy in ghillies

Aug. 31, 2009
Sid Kass, 77, of San Francisco is a retired college chemistry instructor who puts on a kilt and slippers to do reels and jigs in the traditional ballroom style of Scottish country dancing. Why: The term "ballroom" should not suggest the energy level. It is a...
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch